History Main / BigFriendlyDog

* ''Manga/SPYxFamily'': Bond is likely a Great Pyrenees (or whatever that world's equivalent breed is). He's also an UpliftedAnimal with precognition, the result of a government experiment. His first appearance is him using his precognition to rescue Anya from the terrorists she had just wandered into (and who were planning to use him as an animal bomb), with her [[HorseOfADifferentColor riding on his back]].

* ''Series/TheTerror'': Neptune, a Newfoundland dog that accompanies the crew. [[spoiler:You're probably better off not knowing [[EatTheDog his fate]].]]

* In Creator/TerranceDicks ''Baker Street Irregulars'' series, a SnoopingLittleKid is caught by some criminals who threaten to let their AngryGuardDog eat him. Unimpressed, the kid just orders the dog to "Sit!" and it does -- he points out that guard dogs are trained to guard, not eat people. The dog later gets adopted as a TeamPet (and in a later novel, another criminal discovers that it can be an AngryGuardDog if provoked enough).

%% * Hooligan, the mutt who lives in the White House in the ''First Kids'' mystery series by Martha Freeman.

** ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'': The bandersnatch - a character mentioned in Creator/LewisCarroll's famous nonsense poem ''Jabberwocky'' - at first comes off as a heatless attack dog([[-leopard-hyena-thing MixAndMatchCritters]]) used by the red queen Iracabeth. Gradually, however, it's revealed that he suffers very poor treatment at her hands and in truth is surprisingly sweet and gentle. After Alice shows him kindness, he heals a wound he himself inflicted using his tongue, rescues her from the queen's soldiers, and becomes her mount in the final battle.

** ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'': The bandersnatch - a character mentioned in Creator/LewisCarroll's famous nonsense poem ''Jabberwocky'' - at first comes off as a heatless attack dog used by the red queen Iracabeth. Gradually, however, it's revealed that he suffers very poor treatment at her hands and in truth is surprisingly sweet and gentle. After Alice shows him kindness, he heals a wound he himself inflicted using his tongue, rescues her from the queen's soldiers, and becomes her mount in the final battle.

%%[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
%% * ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Xolo, Tizoc's pet timberwolf.

* Lockjaw, ''ComicBook/TheInhumans''' teleporting dog in Creator/MarvelComics, actually resembles a bulldog, normally a small dog breed, albeit larger and with antennae on his head. Many Marvel heroes have been on the receiving end of his friendly tongue. And Puppy, his offspring, who was briefly owned by [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Franklin Richards]], before disappearing into ComicBookLimbo. He eventually ends up in the care of one [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]], for ''her'' sake more than his.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower': Huan and Luthien, have their {{Memorial Statue}}s carved together by the Elves of Lindon.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' has Dogmeat, a series of Wasteland dogs who can befriend the protagonists. They're all very big dogs (the one in ''3'' is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Cattle_Dog Blue Heeler]], and the one in 4 is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd German Shepherd]]), they have UndyingLoyalty to the player (''4''s Dogmeat is the only companion to not have an affinity meter, because he loves you no matter what), they'll fetch items, and they can tear out the throats of anyone who dares try and harm you and your party- and the creator of ''4'''s Dogmeat comments that Dogmeat's fighting style is mostly based around holds because his goal isn't to hurt people, it's to protect you.

* ''Anime/RemyNobodysGirl'': While not ridiculously huge like other typical examples, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capitano_6.jpg
Capi]] is bigger than Dolce and Zerbino, and is very friendly.

* ''Series/FraggleRock'': Sprocket from is a big, friendly — if cowardly — sheepdog who is Doc's pet. Sprocket is initially suspicious of the Fraggles, but eventually warms up to and befriends Gobo, on some rare occasions even entering Fraggle Rock itself and going on adventures with the Fraggles.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Barkley from is a giant and playful dog who is Linda's pet and understands American sign language. Whenever he runs while somebody is walking him, [[DogWalksYou that somebody often gets pulled along]].

%% Zero-Context Examples are not allowed, and have been commented out.

* ''Manga/SPYxFamily'': Bond is likely a Great Pyrenees (or whatever that world's equivalent breed is). He's also an UpliftedAnimal with precognition, the result of a government experiment. His first appearance is him using his precognition to rescue Anya from the terrorists she had just wandered into (and who were planning to use him as an animal bomb), with her [[HorseOfADifferentColor riding on his back]].
* ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow'': Ana's dog Frusciante is generally very friendly, although he likes to chase Miu around. Then again, who can blame him?

* Lockjaw, ''ComicBook/TheInhumans''' teleporting dog in Creator/MarvelComics, actually resembles a bulldog, normally a small dog breed, albeit larger and with antennae on his head. Many Marvel heroes have been on the receiving end of his friendly tongue. And Puppy, his offspring, who was briefly owned by [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Franklin Richards]], before disappearing into ComicBookLimbo. He eventually ends up in the care of one [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]], for ''her'' sake more than his.

* Hot Dog in ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' has an inconsistent design however he's always large and always friendly. Unless you try to steal his food.

%% * Howard Huge. Featured in a ''Parade'' magazine comic strip, the St. Bernard is an enormous, clumsy, but loving dog. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19831009&id=3w4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iqcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2231,7040108]
* ''ComicStrip/{{Marmaduke}}'' is one of the classic examples, also fitting the "dumb" description. A very large Great Dane who means well despite the mischief.[[Film/{{Marmaduke}} Also in film version]]. He's obviously a CG-produced dog, and voiced by Owen Wilson.

%% * Farley, followed by his son Edgar, in ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse''. An English sheepdog, Farley is fond of playing with the Patterson kids and licking their faces (e.g., https://fborfw.com/strip_fix/monday-june-20-2011/)
* Woofie in ''ComicStrip/{{Mutts}}'' was explicitly described as such the week we met him. He's most often seen jumping on and kissing Mooch.
* In George Gately's ''ComicStrip/{{Heathcliff}}'', the titular cat gets [[RunningGag repeatedly soaked in a flood of slobber]] from being licked when "[[MeaningfulName Great-Big-Lovable Chauncey]]", the English sheepdog, stops by. In one strip, Heathcliff puts on [[CrazyPrepared Iggy's rain gear]] upon hearing that Chauncey was about to visit!
* [[Franchise/{{Garfield}} Odie]] doesn't have a big body, but his ''tongue'' is huge and he likes using it.

%% * Rob from the ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TwoStep'', if you're human. To the Infected, he's not so friendly.
* In ''Bringing Me To Life'' a ''Film/TheMatrix'' fanfic there's Hai, a black Wolf Hound. Hai is slightly smaller than a normal Wolf Hound, but still big. If you threaten his owners he'll start growling and if not stopped will attack the threat. Despite that, he's very friendly as he jumps on and licks one of the protagonists, an injured Max.
* Since FUBAR from the ''[[http://buckyandfubar.tumblr.com/ Bucky And FUBAR]]'' comics is a trained service dog, he's a little less exuberant than many examples of this trope, but he's generally [[http://yawpkatsi.tumblr.com/post/152904488072/buckyandfubar-bucky-and-fubar-05-halloween good-natured]] and ''[[http://yawpkatsi.tumblr.com/post/153374672597/that-feel-when-ur-a-gigantic-doggo-but-ur-human-is very]]'' [[http://yawpkatsi.tumblr.com/post/152901900817/inspired-by-this-amazing-mental-image-provided-by large]].
%% * ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Xolo, Tizoc's pet timberwolf.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'': As mentioned, Dug provides the page quote and is a fairly sizable dog besides. He was one of many dogs working for Charles Muntz, the film's BigBad, and like the other dogs, he has a collar that can translate his thoughts, allowing him to communicate with humans. He is both [[MinionWithAnFInEvil the nicest and stupidest of the dogs]], taking an immediate liking to both Carl and Russel. By the end of the film, he turns against Muntz and joins Carl.

* Hunting dog Copper of ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'' becomes this after he grows up due to him being playful and easygoing and in his mentor Chief's eyes, not taking the business of tracking game seriously (at first). Chief briefly scolds him about this being his "trouble on the hunt" at one point.
%%* Cú from ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea''.

* A large rottweiler called Nugent seen in the ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' movie ''appears'' to be a stereotypical non-talking menace, but he just really, really, ''really'' wants to play ("Play! Play! Play? Play!").
* Nana, the protective Saint Bernard from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''.
* Tiger and Talbot, the two castle dogs from ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'', immediately tackle young Wart (the future King Arthur) to lick him together, both so persistent they are grabbed off of him by Ector.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' has Pegasus (a big friendly ''flying horse'') fill this role. As Zeus puts it, he has the heart of a horse and the brain of a bird. He still helps the main characters by flying them around and helping fight against Hades, and even licks Hercules and Phil's faces a few times.
* Luis from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' is a Tracey Morgan-voiced bulldog, thus only seeming big by comparison to the birds he towers over, and who excessively salivates. He initially chases Blu and Jewel, before showing he is actually a gentle dog who agrees to help remove their chains.
%%* Puggsy from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', King Fergus' hounds would qualify though they are also hunting dogs. They mainly show their affections to him, though being hunting dogs, they also do get aggressive towards bears, such as [[spoiler:the transformed Queen Elinor]].
* The ironically named Great Dane, Einstein, from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'', is shown to be one of the various dogs raised by Fagin, and just as affectionate as all the other dogs towards him.
* Ozzie from ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'' by Leafman standards. He's certainly very friendly and ''loves'' licking.
* Duke from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets''. He's at first reckless but he does have a sympathetic backstory. Under normal circumstances he's a gentle big dog.
* While he's a small regular-sized mutt on a normal human scale, Buster from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' falls into this at least through the point of view of the toys. Buster is rather crazy but unlike Scud from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' he's actually playful and friendly. Heck, he even helped Woody rescue Wheezy. Jessie was able to understand Buster in one scene due to her fondness for animals.
* Legend, the Clade family's sheepdog in ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld''. He's big, friendly, and always up for adventures.

* ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'': The bandersnatch - a character mentioned in Creator/LewisCarroll's famous nonsense poem ''Jabberwocky'' - at first comes off as a heatless attack dog used by the red queen Iracabeth. Gradually, however, it’s revealed that he suffers very poor treatment at her hands and in truth is surprisingly sweet and gentle. After Alice shows him kindness, he heals a wound he himself inflicted using his tongue, rescues her from the queen’s soldiers, and becomes her mount in the final battle.
** In the sequel ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'', this role is made even more explicit, as he affectionately greets Alice as soon as she arrives, and continues to provide transport during her journeys.
* ''Film/{{Beethoven}}'': Beethoven, the St. Bernard.

* ''Film/EightBelow'': Most of the canine cast, to varying degrees.

%% * ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_the_Biggest_Dog_in_the_World Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]''

* ''Film/{{Rags}}'': Kadee's dog Trumpet is large, shaggy, energetic, and affectionate. He topples Kadee over to kiss her, and eagerly runs up to meet Charlie while on a walk, causing Kadee to fall over and scatter her papers everywhere. He's also very sweet, and even takes on a heroic role, being the one to alert Kadee's friends to Charlie being locked in a closet.

** A sad version in ''Literature/{{IT}}'', also by Creator/StephenKing. Mike's dog, Mr. Chips, is so friendly he [[spoiler:eats the poisoned treats that Henry Bowers feeds him. He even wags his tail as he's dying.]]

* ''Literature/TheyAreSmol'': The Dorarizin are lupine aliens larger than polar bears. While humans find them pants-crappingly terrifying, the Dorarizin think we're [[CutenessProximity freaking adorable]] since we smell like their pups. The danger of a Dorarizin killing a human with kindness is very real, and humans working on Dorarizin vessels have to bunk with an adult male to mask the odor so the females don't go MamaBear in an attempt to protect the "baby" human.
* Creator/TerranceDicks: In the ''Baker Street Irregulars'' series, a SnoopingLittleKid is caught by some criminals who threaten to let their AngryGuardDog eat him. Unimpressed, the kid just orders the dog to "Sit!" and it does -- he points out that guard dogs are trained to guard, not eat people. The dog later gets adopted as a TeamPet (and in a later novel, another criminal discovers that it can be an AngryGuardDog if provoked enough).

%% * Judge Benjamin, the title character in the ''Judge Benjamin: Superdog'' 5 book series.
%% * Marley of ''Film/MarleyAndMe''. It's {{based on a true story}}.
%% * The title dog of Creator/KateDiCamillo's ''Literature/BecauseOfWinnDixie''. He's so called because the girl who adopted him first saw him running around inside a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
%% * ''Literature/SongAtDawn'': Nici is constantly referred to as 'the big dog' and so friendly he could be called Estela's first white knight.
%% * Hooligan, the mutt who lives in the White House in the ''First Kids'' mystery series by Martha Freeman.
%% * Ananda, the dog Meg finds in ''Literature/ASwiftlyTiltingPlanet'', and her predecessor (a Lab and a Newfoundlander, respectively).
%% * Midshipman Babbington in the Literature/AubreyMaturin series is accompanied by a Newfoundland named Pollux.

* ''Series/{{Search}}'': Leo, Dong-jin's German Shepherd, is very friendly. So is Mac, Leo's replacement. The flashback to Dong-jin playing tug-of-war with Leo is one of the most heart-warming scenes in the series.
%% * Pepper, the dog Dick gives to Mary as a gift in ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun''.
* Carmine, Chris's dog on ''Series/HumanTarget''. He's supposed to be a guard dog. He'd prefer to sleep and eat.
* Jade from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' mentions them in her "Stuff I Hate" video.
-->'''Jade:''' I hate it when I go to someone's house, and their dog jumps all over me, and the owner says: "oh, it's okay, he's friendly". Guess what; I'm not. Get your dog off me!
* ''Series/ItsMeOrTheDog'': Victoria considers training a Big Friendly Dog to ''not'' jump up and slobber all over people is an important step in proper dog behavior, since a lot of people are dog-phobic and a sufficiently-sized pooch can cause harm just by being "friendly".
* Diefenbaker the deaf half wolf/half dog from ''Series/DueSouth''. He's friendly and personable until you [[BewareTheNiceOnes threaten his owner.]]

* Ghost, Jon Snow's [[PetMonstrosity pet direwolf]] on ''Series/GameOfThrones'', turns into a Big Friendly Dog with people he trusts, especially Jon, Sam and Gilly. [[RightHandAttackDog Otherwise]]...
%% * Wags the Dog, one of the extended cast members of ''Music/TheWiggles'', is certainly this.
* In one ''Series/MidnightCaller'' episode, Billy brings his St. Bernard, Mighty, to work with him. She slobbers all over the equipment, causing the On The Air light to go out.
* In a season four episode of ''Series/{{Matlock}}'', the murder victim has a Caucasian Shepard named Otis that would jump up on and lick the face of everyone he met.
* Neptune, a Newfoundland dog that accompanies the crew on ''Series/TheTerror''. [[spoiler:You're probably better off not knowing [[EatTheDog his fate]].]]
* ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall2020'' has Jess, Siegfried Farnon's loyal pet golden retriever. She is usually seen cuddling on the couch (or in bed) with the residents of Skeldale House.

%% * ''Music/TheBeatles'' song "Martha My Dear" is actually about Paul [=McCartney=]'s pet sheepdog, who was exactly this kind of dog in real life.

* Sprocket from ''Series/FraggleRock'' is a big, friendly — if cowardly — sheepdog who is Doc's pet. Sprocket is initially suspicious of the Fraggles, but eventually warms up to and befriends Gobo, on some rare occasions even entering Fraggle Rock itself and going on adventures with the Fraggles.
* Barkley from ''Series/SesameStreet'' is a giant and playful dog who is Linda's pet and understands American sign language. Whenever he runs while somebody is walking him, [[DogWalksYou that somebody often gets pulled along]].

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' the Beasts of Nurgle have this sort of personality, desiring only to meet new people and make friends with them. Unfortunately, where most dogs have slobber, Beasts of Nurgle have acid. They jump up at you, knock you over, and crush and burn you as they crawl over with acidic slime. Of course, because their new friends [[AndCallHimGeorge stop playing with them so quickly]], they have to find new ones.

* People tend to think that ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'''s Amaterasu is a big friendly dog: she's [[CanisMajor Big]], she's friendly with muggles... She is [[PhysicalGod NOT]] a dog.
* The Inadvisably Big Dog in ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'' embodies this trope: he is one very large puppy oozing with affection and happiness, whose eagerness coupled with his gargantuan size tends to bring some property destruction around. It does help that his portrait is the cutest and happiest thing you've ever seen in a ''Creator/FailbetterGames'' game. As the game puts it, there are very few things in the High Wilderness that are so innocently happy.
-> ''It stares at you, drooling with love. When you meet its gaze, its vast tail wags, dusting your wash things from the sink onto the floor.''
* The aptly-named Woof from ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''. An [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_Sheepdog Old English Sheepdog]] the size of a ''refrigerator.'' His tongue is always hanging out of his mouth, and he loves to cuddle, play, and chase insects. One of the [[PhotoMontage end credits photos]] shows the aftermath of him bowling Jade over while chasing a ladybug.
* King from ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''. While he may be cowardly he isn't affected by the evil power of Giygas. The novel adaptation refers to his breed as an English Sheep Dog.
* Subverted by ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. D0g is big and friendly to the protagonists, but he's a robot that's shaped more like a gorilla than a dog. (Though he can play fetch with an electric ball, and will valiantly defend his loved ones. And he ''is'' adorable.) Alyx has been adding modifications to him for years. It's possible that he originally did look like a dog.

* Urz in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', fits all the criteria... except that he's not a dog. He's a varren, a creature colloquially known as a "fishdog", and is just as UglyCute as that name implies. However, he still allows Shepard to pet him and, if fed some pyjack meat, will happily follow Shepard and company around Tuchanka, generally being adorable, in complete contrast to other examples of his breed, who all try to rip your head off. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And you can get him to pitfight other varren for you]]. (Did we mention that he's actually a champion pitfighter?) If he loses, he has to go to the medical tent until you leave Tuchanka and come back. A short story posted on the third game's website reveals that Urz has had many adventures throughout the galaxy under many different names where he's either saved lives or changed them for the better.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has Barbas, the [[MoralityPet external conscience]] of Clavicus Vile, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[DealWithTheDevil Bargains]] and [[LiteralGenie Wishes]]. Barbas normally takes the form of Vile's CanineCompanion, and usually attempts to talk people out of Vile's deals, much to Vile's irritation. Following the events of Vile's quest in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', Vile gains the means to split himself away from Barbas and banishes Barbas to the mortal plane. However, since Barbas contains a measure of Vile's power, this left Vile weakened and trapped in a single shrine high in the remote mountains of Skyrim. Vile's ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' quest is kicked off when the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]] meets Barbas, who is attempting to reunite with Vile. He joins the Dragonborn as a temporary companion in order to get to Vile's shrine. There, Vile gives a quest to the Dragonborn and Barbas to retrieve the [[LegendaryWeapon Rueful Axe]], which Vile previously gave as a granted wish to a wizard looking [[MercyKill to cure]] his daughter of [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]]. After retrieving the axe, the Dragonborn has a choice: [[spoiler:do what Vile asks and use it to "kill" Barbas, who will then need to spend a few centuries reforming in Oblivion giving Vile a break, or reunite the two, after which Barbas convinces Vile to give his [[CharmPerson Masque]] in exchange for the axe]].

* Brandt of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'' becomes a gray husky in his animal form, and since he's a friendly NiceGuy of a hero, that makes him this.
%% * Any fully-evolved canine ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' can fit the bill, especially [[CanisMajor Arcanine]].
* Greater Dog of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is a big white dog in heavy plate armor carrying a spear... it's a miniboss, but all it wants is to be petted and played with. If you ignore it a few times, it will even scootch closer to the screen just to give you PuppyDogEyes and beg to be petted. [[spoiler:The canine Amalgamate, Endogeny, is basically a Big Friendly Goo Dog, housing the combined essences of at least five canine monsters. It's all but outright stated to have a relative of Greater Dog somewhere in there, and thus it behaves similarly. In spite of its horrific appearance, it too just wants to be petted, even if its actions sound a bit erratic and creepy.]]
* Zib, the pilot of Vlad in ''VideoGame/RisingThunder'', is what happens when you make one of these a mech pilot.
* In ''VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII'', you can get a hunting hound from a friend as part of the Hunting focus. If you then switch to the Family focus, there's a potential event where your dog starts befriending children in your court (for a bump in RelationshipValues).
* The default dog in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' is a small Beagle, however various games such as ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAnimalParade'' let you adopt larger but just as friendly dogs.
* Hank's dog Sumo from ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman''. It's a giant St. Bernard whose only response to Connor smashing a window to get into Hank's house is to walk up and sniff him. Even when Hank tells it to get violent as Connor takes him to the bathroom to sober up, it doesn't.
-->'''Hank:''' ''[drunkenly]'' Sumo, attack!\\
'''Sumo:''' ''[from the other room]'' Woof!\\
'''Hank:''' ''[happily]'' Good dog. Attack!
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Stoutland is a [[BigFun plump (hence the name)]], 3'11" Scottish Terrier-like Pokémon that makes a great guard dog and is [[SaintBernardRescue known to rescue people trapped in the mountains]]. In the [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Gen]] [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon VII]] games, the player can ride around on one. It's actually [[{{Acrofatic}} pretty fast in spite of its chubbiness]] and can detect hidden items.
* The Palamutes from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' are big enough to ride on, but when not out on a hunt behave like big ol' puppy dogs who love nothing more than treats, belly rubs, and licking their owner's face. They're not so friendly if you happen to be a monster, though.
* Cerberus in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' is still the giant three-headed {{Hellhound}} of myth... but because you're playing as Zagreus, son of Hades, he's nothing but tail wags and licks to you. There's an option to pet Cerberus every time you're in the House of Hades, and when you encounter him in the Stygian Temple, Zagreus utterly ''refuses'' to harm him, instead seeking a way to bribe him into moving aside. There's even a [[AnInteriorDecoratorIsYou purchasable wall scroll]] showing infant versions of Zagreus, Thanatos, and Megaera playing with Cerberus, who's more than willing to let them.
* While small on a human scale, ''VideoGame/Pikmin4'' introduces a friendly dog-like creature called Oatchi that can be used to cart around the main character and some of their Pikmin across water, carry objects with the strength of multiple Pikmin, and sniff out castaways, treasures, and other objectives. He can even be controlled independently like a second captain when he's separated from the player character.

[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''ARG/WelcomeHomeClownIllustrations'' Barnaby is a huge beagle, and serves as ''Welcome Home'''s comic relief, being Wally's best friend and a funny, smiling goofball.
[[/folder]]

* ''Barney'': This British show centers around a very friendly sheepdog who goes on adventures with his friends.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** ''[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]'': In one of the many parallel dimensions visited by Stewie and Brian, anthropomorphic dogs are in charge of society, while humans are considered pets. Whenever the doorbell rings, dog-Peter gets extremely excited and bounds to affectionately greet whoever is outside.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': Dinah from the episode "Pony Puppy". She's so massive her dog house is as big as a small house, but she's is introduced rescuing a baby pony from drowning and never stops being affectionate, even if she's so huge she causes damage without meaning to. She's also a ''baby'' and there are more of her kind that pick her up at the end of the episode. The ponies loved having her around so much they near instantly miss her.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "It's About Time", Cerberus looks fierce, being a three-headed HellHound as big as a house, but the only reason he shows up in Ponyville is because he wants to play. Granted, since he's the size of a house, even his play can be dangerous to the average pony, [[spoiler:but Fluttershy pacifies him with a tummy rub easily enough. Later Twilight leads Cerberus back to the Gates of Tartarus by playing fetch with him during the entire trip.]]
** In the episode "Trade Ya", Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy comes across a rather vicious Orthros that they need to trade for a limited edition Daring Do book. Once Fluttershy pacifies it, it acts like a playful puppy for the rest of the episode.

* While he's a small regular-sized mutt on a normal human scale, Buster from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' falls into this at least through the point of view of the toys. Buster is rather crazy but unlike Scud from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' he's actually playful and friendly. Heck, he even helped Woody rescue Wheezy. Jessie was able to understand Buster in one scene due to her fondness for animals.

* King from ''VideoGame/EarthBound(1994)''. While he may be cowardly he isn't affected by the evil power of Giygas. The novel adaptation refers to his breed as an English Sheep Dog.

** Ash’s Muk and Charizard have elements of this. Muk (a Pokemon that is a giant pile of ''sludge'') is prone to physically smothering people with affection (much to the chagrin of Prof. Oak), and following his retirement to the Charicific Valley, Charizard (a dragon Pokemon) often greets Ash in such a way during their occasional reunions (mainly by [[PlayingWithFire roasting]] [[AshFace his face]], though in one episode he does lick Ash as well).
** Bayleef (a sauropod dinosaur-like Pokemon) initially showed traits of this after evolving due to Ash not properly setting boundaries for her unfettered affections when she was still Chikorita, her affectionate uses of Tackle accidentally sending him flying. She got better, though, by exchanging Tackle for Body Slam, which instead pins Ash down.